Interviewed in Germany where he was attending an AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) event, Wu, who was re-elected to a third four-year term last November, indicated that he might well consider trying to continue in the post beyond 2018.

This is even though AIBA’s statutes stipulate that “a person may only serve as President for three (3) terms of office”.

Asked whether this would, indeed, be his last term as AIBA President, the 68-year-old, who has been in situ since 2006, replied: “According to the statutes, this is my second term.

“We changed the statutes in 2007, so the new statute applied from the year 2010.”

Asked to confirm that he could have one more term if he wished, Wu replied: “If I want to.

“I would like to see all my commitments implemented.”

Wu, a Taiwanese national who has been an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member since 1988, also served notice that AIBA will conduct a review of technical and competition rules in the wake of next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Speaking in the run-up to the 18th AIBA World Boxing Championships, which get under way tomorrow in Doha, he told insidethegames: “After next year’s Olympic Games, we will have a total evaluation to examine our competition; whether we should amend some of the rules – technical rules, competition rules.

“That is on the way after Rio.”

Wu again underlined his determination to secure an increase in the number of women’s Olympic boxing events from three to five, describing this as “my commitment to women’s boxing”.

He said: “I hope in 2020 we will get five categories.

“This is my commitment to women’s boxing.

“I think five categories is reasonable because at the moment, with three categories, 60kg to 75kg is a big gap.

“We have to look into this [and come up] with a scientific, realistic recommendation.”

He said that 2017 was the year in which decisions on new events would need to be made.

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